Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-04


Charles O.5s-was al hosae. e. "
sass si4s Of Mercer Island. February
leo6. Ss~ M,iier e p3y hoase Fs5ruzI
y. D. a. ?. N. He Sas IookinR for
ISL. tie made skest stay. He Gen
orally carries gun, tat had rnrs ol
thst eeossi0a. fhe stand IL sb-ut
snIie is widih. saE bsza going dowl
TIE ehannrl st 8 o'cl0ek On Mondz'
morning. and next day ssv the urecl
u osat 20 past. wbieh vas SPOKEN o
- log psfhsps. hsve . d4Fk boat
SnIeo VS. st my plses % the morning
Of February sgh.
L Il Bsohssl-MF. Miller, Mr.. Olcs
Nj. Curtis and Mr.. Gilman had b!aci
boats. the only ones ahoat. A w1leE
logged, snsssVIeeah4e sklfI lag at Phin
ness MIli. Tom AaFpay had q daFl
skin. Crossed Mercer Island yester
day from Bogsrt's 20 Millsr's In fsFty
fouE minutes. From the point 20 Mall
srs boat San Be pulled IN half a.
Charles NsIson-Was at home Feb-
FuaFy $, 1855. know @. II. Miller.
saw hin little before IL e'caock thai
forenoon. he vas on tbs road 10 Sc
attic. He seemed 70 be In great bury
ans appeared excited. He was looking
forward aud backwards alter ately, and
vas not snxioGs to hear the news. Of
esFed 10 talk. ssw him again on hia
return an boar or tao later. he vas
evidently excited; more 90. il anything,
than before. He hurried along, and did
not answer when | asked him II bis
family we're sick.
A L. Hail. sm ennsnith, in
business in seattle. In 1885 l ex.
changed IS 50 Winchester rifis with
q. II. Miller fos IS Winchester.
Mrs. Colman-Me had q klaek beat
in February, 1856. II was at our Rlace
gu day on February Sab. l have knszn
Miller since 1875. Ooe time, shortly
after our coming to the country, be
stole q boat from Us, aEd IN conversa
tien with him be showed much feeling
and animosily towards me and my
family.
K IL. CrsWford-I was in Seattle in
February. 1895. / vas With Sheriff Nc
0raS on the night Of February LIB,
when be made the arrest of g. FL. Miller.
We arrived al the house about 10
O'Clock. Miller, bis son Willie, Mr..
Conway, MIR. Evans and one or two wo-
men were In the room. Mc0sav ar
rested Miller for the murder of CoImaa.
Miller appeared very nervous and said
that Il was his. neigbboFs Who had
caused hin tsis trouble. II was nec Q.
sary to ask Miller questions ever and
over aRaio, his answers, when fiaaliy
secured, bvinR Conflicting. Miller and
his son Willie we're broaght to town.
J.. II. MeGraw-Was Sheriff 81 King
Ooanty IN February, 1886. Arrested
Miller Il his own house bet geen $50
and 10 2. NJ, Februa Fs 18th. I entered
the house and told Miller that 1 was
there TO arrest him and bis two soma for
the murder of j. N. OolIaan. What
C1luianI" be asked. told him, Col,
man, whom you murdered" Miller,
after pnthag his pipe a few times, told
ms be had bad loo OF n lgbbOrs. Oae
of his sons Was thtre. The other, We
were told, after many q assiIoas, was az
Newcastle. Witness had coz veEsation
with the prisoner on the way TO town
about the murder, prisoner at first IRE
tending that be kEeS nOthing about IL,
bat afterwards admitting thgt a man
named Conway had told him he vas to
be arrested for dr9Vuing Colman and
Pattfn. While 10 jail be vas visited
by hrs wife. Upon seeing hsr be told
Der Lot to say a word 10 anybody about
Il excep his Lawyers, and to drive from
the place anf one WHO cams there. Far
ther, she u ust send him nothiNR, as be
had everything he needed. Later, owing
10 the martial laR, Miller vas dis
charged from custody. Upon the res
t0raiion Of civil law tbs Shef q rear
rested Miller at his hume. D.ligsot
search Was made at the time for the
Winchester rife sith which ls was sap
posed the IHurdeF was Committed
Nothing could be lsen of ID, and NJ Her
MD give No information AS TO its
whereabouts. Miller showed great ex
cilemeat IN the boat Rt the place where
tie b1diss were found, vitness teiiiao
bin that he would rsth BE- dead where
& Ilman VAS than be alive aud in the
ulsee Of II Her. Witness took Miller to
the undertaking rooms whore the bodies
OF C0iman and Patten were lying. He
to get Miller TO look at
them, bnt he would Dot do IL, casting
bis eyes in other directions, and rsfus.
inc IL do a. asked. He, however, ap.
peared much disturbed, and WAS glad to
pet away. | made the first arrest upon
my own motion, upon ibformati IN Of
my own. Mr., Burrows did not instigate
The arrest OF Miller. Miller told me II !
be knsS at first ~ much as be did later |
be wOuld net have told me anything. |
Az the time OF the second arrest | also |
arrested Tom Evans, W.o was after |
wards discharged.
Patrick Farraher-Was i4iler during |
hcGsav's term OF bffise. Mrs. Miller |
,sms 10 visit her Husband Miller be |
same excited on seeing her, raising bis |
hands aud telling her not TO sAy any |
hing about it. He also told her be did |
bot want members Of the family TO visit |
him.
q. q. Ls Avs ia the undertaking |
room When Sheriff Me9raw aud Miller |
we're there Miller vas standing there.
Two eoffias we're thsrs. Miller was /
facing tue cntlia OF Mr.. Gilman. He /
Sas not looking 81 the body. but soross
The cofin. | twice asked him II he /
rec ,eniEsd the b dY before hip, bat he |
lid net reply thought Afterwards | /
Jaw bira raising bis eyes from the eaffin. |
He trok one or two long breaths. drew |
himself 40, as II to nerve himsslf. aud |
thought | heard aim sigh. Tue |
prisoner vas not there Of my motion,
md ] veRt there influenced by Ton
pals- only.
John MsShane-I am a logger by &c /
supAtisn. Mas oat on Like Was hing /
on to-day, ard crossed Mercer Island /
Isier, Ia company With Mr. Proctor aud /
,nsthef man. We had C0lmau's boat.
he one be Is Supposed 10 have been
hot IN. My companion ruved the /
ooat from the sonth poiGt Of the island,
shers the bodies we're found. 20 the place
zhere the boat vas afisrwaKds found.
lesT Bogart's place. wsdged IN bstxeen
rees and logs. IN i1st al minutes. We
hen walked across tie island from
; here th@ bS~t Vas found 20 point op
sasite MIller's house. 20 get the lay Of
he land, aud 90 oar retara Se timed
,ar~elves aud crossed the island from
.hors 20 shore IN a "a inutes- We did
los lass mnch tins on the trip. IL there
: any diffsreEce % wsoid take longer
. Dress ffoaa tae other side this way.
han from the wesi side 10 tie east site,
Charles Aadersna-I Sas at Aatgi
.an's FeaFukEy : q. ! sac a beat early
hat morn ma WIta two men 10 &c. AZ
erEsrds found tee Colmsn PstIen
soat jamuled 10 between tao tFses Gear
sbeFe sAw TIE b1ai With tse men 10
!. Il eonld not Set IN there Siihoai
.alp. Tee brush sbout would have PIE
-antrd a boat Cettiug N there.
u a. pr,-fer-I haya lived Tor